High School, MA 02184
Class of 1964

Bette J. Thibeault GREENLAND — Bette J. (Taylor) Thibeault, 61, of 3 Sanderson Ave., died Tuesday, June 12, 2001, at her home. Born in Quincy, Mass., on May 29, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Albert L. and Ruth (Jordan) Taylor. She was a graduate of Braintree High School, Class of 1958, and was a member of the St. Thomas More Color Guard-Braintree Drum and Bugle Corp. She married in November 1958 and moved to Portsmouth in 1962. She was proprietor of the former Grove Grocery on Sagamore Avenue in Portsmouth for many years. She was formerly employed at Pic 'n Pay in Portsmouth; Portsmouth High School Special Education Department; and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as a plastic fabricator. For the last five years, she was employed as a custodian at Portsmouth High School, where she was loved by all who knew her. On June 12, she was awarded the Peace Award at Portsmouth High School. Sandy White led Bette's grandchildren and great-granddaughter onto the stage to receive the award for their grandmother. Survivors include one son, David W. Thibeault Jr. and his wife, Robin, of Portsmouth; three daughters, Jeannette Leon of Somersworth, Gail Thibeault of Greenland, and Kim Thibeault of Manchester; nine grandchildren, Patrick, Amy, Joshua, Jillian, Jamie, Kyle, Megan, Zackary and Samantha; one great-granddaughter, Kyana; a sister, Barbara J. Kelly of Quincy, Mass.; a daughter-in-law, Lisa; several nieces and nephews; and her longtime friends, Sandy White, Kay Abbott, and Wimpy and Alice Wentworth.

She was predeceased by her son, Glenn A. Thibeault, on Sept. 24, 1993.
(From: http://portsmouthnhemployment.com/2001news/6_14obit.htm)